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'Box Office Underperforms But Still Manages To Grow,' MKM Partners Says
Monday, February 23, 2015 - 12:29pm | 296In a report published Monday, MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler looked into the cinema industry, which continues to underperform forecasts but is still managing to deliver some growth. The weekend's top 10 films grossed $103 million, $14 million below the firm’s $117 million forecast...
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Comcast Set To Acquire Time Warner Cable And Also Reportedly Compete with Netflix
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 11:07am | 601In the world of entertainment-related news stories, it’s what you call a double feature. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), the largest cable television operator in the U.S. will acquire the second largest, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), according to The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, the...
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'The Conjuring' Scares $41.5 Million Out of Moviegoers' Wallets (TWX)
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 10:43am | 567Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) set a new box office record this weekend with Warner Bros.'s latest horror flick, The Conjuring. According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned an estimated $41.5 million, which is greater than the debut totals of all other original (non-sequel) R-rated horror films. With a...
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'Fast & Furious 6' Earns $120 Million in Four Days
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 1:13pm | 775Universal's Fast & Furious 6 sped past the competition last weekend with a three-day haul of nearly $100 million, setting a new record for the studio. According to Bloomberg, the film earned $98.5 million during the first three days at the box office (Friday, May 24 through Sunday, May 26)....